Category: Uru Live News

Uru Live Launch Date & International Support

Shorah Explorers!

As most of you have heard, the official launch date for Myst Online: Uru Live has been set as Thursday, February 15. We are pleased to announce that on that day, players from all 14 countries currently participating in the beta will be able to join us in the cavern as full explorers. If you are currently playing Uru via a standard paying GameTap account, no action whatsoever will be needed on your part to continue playing. If you are currently playing on a free beta code (no matter which country you reside in), you will need to transition your account to paid status in order to continue your journey.

To make the transition process as easy as possible, GameTap will soon be emailing anyone currently playing on a free beta code with the appropriate account transition instructions and we will also post those instructions here on the Forums at the appropriate time. Please note that US/Canada residents will receive their instructions the week of Feb. 5 while international residents will receive their instructions the week of the Feb. 12. The separate timing is due to the fact that slightly different billing systems and account transition methods are required depending on your country of residency. Be sure to follow the steps and timing designed for your location.

As long as you complete the account transition process before the official game launch, you will have a seamless Myst Online: Uru Live experience.

As always, thank you all for your support!

Myst Online Team

Uru Live for Mac

***GAMETAP MEDIA ALERT***

GAMETAP TO LAUNCH NEW WORLD FOR “MYST ONLINE: URU LIVE” AND TO RELEASE TITLE FOR MACINTOSH

In preparation of the highly anticipated early 2007 release of “Myst Online: Uru Live”, two major developments are being announced. Currently in beta release, a new area of the city and an all-new, never-before-seen Age are being released tomorrow, January 19.

GameTap is also proud to announce that a Macintosh compatible version of Myst Online is in active development by TransGaming Inc., which will bring the world of Uru to Macintosh users for the first time.

New Faces and New Places

The “Myst Online: Uru Live” preview storyline continues to build with last week’s introduction of Cate Alexander. Cate’s appearance has had a significant effect on the D’ni Restoration Council (DRC) and the cavern restoration effort as a whole, as evidenced by the recent opening of several city areas. That pattern continues with the opening of more city areas, including the Great Zero, and the restoration of an all-new Age, which explorers can visit for the first time ever.

“Myst Online: Uru Live” is designed to continually expand in order to provide new game experiences and areas of exploration for its players. The launch of the first all-new world, while still in beta release, illustrates the game’s commitment to the ongoing rollout of new content.

Uru to Premiere on Mac

GameTap and Cyan Worlds, developer of “Myst Online: Uru Live”, are pleased to be able to bring the story of Uru to the Mac platform for the first time, powered by TransGaming’s Cider portability engine.

“The original Myst game premiered on the Mac,” said Rand Miller, CEO of Cyan Worlds and creator of Myst Online. “The Mac community has always been huge supporters of the Myst franchise and we’re thrilled that we will soon be able to invite them to the newest Myst experience.”

TransGaming Inc. is a leading developer of software portability products for the electronic entertainment industry. “The release of Myst Online for Mac represents the beginning of exciting new possibilities for Mac gamers,” stated Vikas Gupta, CEO and President of TransGaming, Inc. “We look forward to bringing many more great games to the Mac in coming months.”

Players interested in participating in the Mac beta program should visit www.gametap.com/mystonline for sign-up information.

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If you have any questions, need artwork or access codes to the GameTap network, or would like to set up an interview with a GameTap spokesperson, please contact:

Chase

Access Communications for GameTap

Phone: 415-844-6289; chase@accesspr.com

Uru Live Downtime

The servers will be coming down temporarily some time around 12pm Pacific (GMT-Cool, 1pm cavern time (GMT-7) today for an update. They will be down for about an hour to an hour and a half, during which time you will not be able to log in. Your patience is appreciated while this takes place. Cool

GB

UruLive Rehearsal Testing Announced

Greydragon has announced that invites for the Rehearsal Beta Testing of Uru Live has now gone out.

Around 11:00 AM Pacific, Cyan Worlds, Inc. sent out invitations to the Rehearsal Beta Server. Please check your email and spam folders.

If you weren’t invited into the rehearsal beta and would like to be considered for the future, reply on this post. No PM’s or emails please.

Thanks for the support and excitement as we move toward launch.

Ryan